---
title: sanitize cli namespace
description: Sanitize values for safe use in Elasticsearch 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4083/reference/elastic-cli/cli/sanitize
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# sanitize cli namespace
```bash
elastic sanitize --help
```

Sanitize values for safe use in Elasticsearch

## Commands

<page-card>
  Sanitize an Elasticsearch index or alias name
</page-card>

<page-card>
  Sanitize an Elasticsearch snapshot name
</page-card>

<page-card>
  Sanitize a data stream type component
</page-card>

<page-card>
  Sanitize a data stream dataset component
</page-card>

<page-card>
  Sanitize a data stream namespace component
</page-card>

<page-card>
  Sanitize a mapping field name
</page-card>

<page-card>
  Sanitize an ingest pipeline name
</page-card>

<page-card>
  Sanitize a snapshot repository name
</page-card>


## Namespace Flags

<definitions>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>